Are you a good communicator? Effective communication is becoming more important in an information-intensive world. How you present yourself through verbal communication can have an impact on your career and accomplishments. Take this communication-style test and discover if your communication style is causing problems in your relationships.

1.Do you interrupt others during a conversation?Please select an option

I try to wait until the speaker is finished before giving my input. I don't interrupt or speak up in a conversation.I interrupt when I have to.

Question: 1 of 10

2.Do you feel threatened or competitive during a conversation?Please select an option

I feel that a conversation is a win-win situation for both people involved. Sometimes; I often clam up or just agree with the speaker. I feel like I have to win or be superior in most conversations.

Question: 2 of 10

3.How do you deliver your input?Please select an option

I let others express their views and then offer my input. I tend to agree with others in a conversation. I offer my input because things will run smoother when people listen to me.

Question: 3 of 10

4.Do you make eye contact during a conversation?Please select an option

Eye contact is important to me because it lets others know I am listening to them. I tend to look downward or avoid eye contact when I can. I make direct, staring eye contact to enforce my opinion or statements.

Question: 4 of 10

5.Do you feel ignored or helpless during a conversation?Please select an option

I do not feel ignored or helpless; I feel as though conversations are give-and-take. I often feel ignored and helpless, so I do not offer my opinions. I do not feel ignored or helpless; I always try to gain the upper hand.

Question: 5 of 10

6.Are you direct and honest without using derogatory statements?Please select an option

I offer my opinions and statements without being sarcastic or derogatory. I am never derogatory, I tend to apologize often. I sometimes feel as though I must win a conversation, and even though I don't want to, I have found myself berating others

Question: 6 of 10

7.Do you respect yourself and others when engaged in a conversation?Please select an option

Absolutely, I know my opinions are just as valid as another's. I often feel that another person's opinion is more valid than my own. I often feel that I deserve more respect than others.

Question: 7 of 10

8.Do you help others feel valued and respected during a conversation?Please select an option

I repeat their words back to them and offer my input. I try to agree with everyone in a conversation to help them feel valuable. I respond or certify other people's input when it is agreeable to my own values.

Question: 8 of 10

9.Which nonverbal cues do you use most often during a conversation?Please select an option

I try to maintain eye contact with an open posture and appropriate volume. I tend to fidget and nod and I am always being asked to speak louder. I often point with my fingers with a straight posture and loud or fast speech.

Question: 9 of 10

10.Which statement best describes what you are thinking during a conversation?Please select an option

I want to talk about both perspectives and discuss alternatives.I don't want to upset anyone.I am rarely wrong.

Question: 10 of 10

1.Do you interrupt others during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I try to wait until the speaker is finished before giving my input.

54%(votes: 10106)

I don't interrupt or speak up in a conversation.

5%(votes: 970)

I interrupt when I have to.

41%(votes: 7661)

Question: 1 of 10

2.Do you feel threatened or competitive during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I feel that a conversation is a win-win situation for both people involved.

55%(votes: 8227)

Sometimes; I often clam up or just agree with the speaker.

32%(votes: 4782)

I feel like I have to win or be superior in most conversations.

13%(votes: 1944)

Question: 2 of 10

3.How do you deliver your input?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I let others express their views and then offer my input.

78%(votes: 10102)

I tend to agree with others in a conversation.

10%(votes: 1307)

I offer my input because things will run smoother when people listen to me.

12%(votes: 1592)

Question: 3 of 10

4.Do you make eye contact during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Eye contact is important to me because it lets others know I am listening to them.

82%(votes: 10106)

I tend to look downward or avoid eye contact when I can.

12%(votes: 1446)

I make direct, staring eye contact to enforce my opinion or statements.

7%(votes: 815)

Question: 4 of 10

5.Do you feel ignored or helpless during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I do not feel ignored or helpless; I feel as though conversations are give-and-take.

74%(votes: 8458)

I often feel ignored and helpless, so I do not offer my opinions.

17%(votes: 1944)

I do not feel ignored or helpless; I always try to gain the upper hand.

9%(votes: 981)

Question: 5 of 10

6.Are you direct and honest without using derogatory statements?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I offer my opinions and statements without being sarcastic or derogatory.

68%(votes: 7380)

I am never derogatory, I tend to apologize often.

12%(votes: 1352)

I sometimes feel as though I must win a conversation, and even though I don't want to, I have found myself berating others

19%(votes: 2105)

Question: 6 of 10

7.Do you respect yourself and others when engaged in a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Absolutely, I know my opinions are just as valid as another's.

81%(votes: 8590)

I often feel that another person's opinion is more valid than my own.

13%(votes: 1364)

I often feel that I deserve more respect than others.

6%(votes: 671)

Question: 7 of 10

8.Do you help others feel valued and respected during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I repeat their words back to them and offer my input.

51%(votes: 5341)

I try to agree with everyone in a conversation to help them feel valuable.

20%(votes: 2039)

I respond or certify other people's input when it is agreeable to my own values.

29%(votes: 3000)

Question: 8 of 10

9.Which nonverbal cues do you use most often during a conversation?

Here's how everyone else voted:

I try to maintain eye contact with an open posture and appropriate volume.

77%(votes: 7925)

I tend to fidget and nod and I am always being asked to speak louder.

13%(votes: 1305)

I often point with my fingers with a straight posture and loud or fast speech.

10%(votes: 1023)

Question: 9 of 10

10.Which statement best describes what you are thinking during a conversation?